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Memphian. Ethics lawyer.

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This is so lovely

11.03.2026 15:53 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just a reminder that Muslims have been on this continent since the first arrival of non-Indigenous people. They were among the first generation of Americans, and have been here ever since.

09.03.2026 17:08 πŸ‘ 9109 πŸ” 2939 πŸ’¬ 596 πŸ“Œ 140
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I am frankly more concerned about the apathy of the American public and even more importantly the lack of leadership in the Democratic Party.

This is not a dress rehearsal. Every single American must speak out against this Facist administration.

06.03.2026 13:40 πŸ‘ 20251 πŸ” 7916 πŸ’¬ 1087 πŸ“Œ 512
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β€œ.. We could spend the whole day reacting to every buffoonish spectacle coming out of the White House, but that's exactly what they want: for us to lose focus …
Don't be distracted by the noise; watch what they are doing to your rights while you stare at the screen.”

18.02.2026 00:25 πŸ‘ 17083 πŸ” 6152 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ohhhhhhhh. Yeah that makes a lot more sense, @stephruhle.bsky.social

14.02.2026 04:47 πŸ‘ 3393 πŸ” 1245 πŸ’¬ 116 πŸ“Œ 35
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Good Q @SarahKSilvermam

07.02.2026 03:54 πŸ‘ 17101 πŸ” 5803 πŸ’¬ 493 πŸ“Œ 292
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How Jeff Bezos Brought Down the Washington Post The Amazon founder bought the paper to save it. Instead, with a mass layoff, he’s forced it into severe decline.

β€œI did lose a million dollars last year. I expect to lose a million dollars this year. I expect to lose a million dollars next year. You know, Mr. Thatcher, at the rate of a million dollars a year, I’ll have to close this place in sixty years.” #CitizenBezos www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...

05.02.2026 11:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The right way to get into the Epstein files.

01.02.2026 15:44 πŸ‘ 2950 πŸ” 628 πŸ’¬ 68 πŸ“Œ 22
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An investigation by Hunterbrook Media has found that the American technology company Ubiquiti is supplying Russia with equipment used by the Russian military in its war against Ukraine, including for drone operations, circumventing sanctions‡️

28.01.2026 10:19 πŸ‘ 748 πŸ” 450 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 40
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I guess he just got lucky.

27.01.2026 16:29 πŸ‘ 20567 πŸ” 8543 πŸ’¬ 1505 πŸ“Œ 777
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I've been sent video from the end of the ICE raid at the Zipps on 32nd and Shea.

It shows protesters -- on the sidewalk, impeding no one -- getting drive-by maced by an ICE agent from a truck as it rolls away down the road.

Hard to see how such tactics are justifiable.

27.01.2026 06:07 πŸ‘ 5763 πŸ” 2849 πŸ’¬ 344 πŸ“Œ 315
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No notes

25.01.2026 18:02 πŸ‘ 2291 πŸ” 543 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 23
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Trump:

"NATO has treated the United States very badly. We've never asked for anything. We've never got anything."

Tell that to the families of 850 soldiers from 19 non-US NATO countries who died fighting to defend the United States in Afghanistan - the only occasion Article 5 was ever triggered.

21.01.2026 15:10 πŸ‘ 5310 πŸ” 1698 πŸ’¬ 443 πŸ“Œ 145
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She was absolutely right. And she would have been an amazing President.

20.01.2026 17:53 πŸ‘ 19999 πŸ” 6210 πŸ’¬ 768 πŸ“Œ 407
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Wow. #NoKings #Davos2026

21.01.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 17470 πŸ” 4807 πŸ’¬ 298 πŸ“Œ 221
No Kings is projected on to a mountainside above the town’s lights

No Kings is projected on to a mountainside above the town’s lights

Davos, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum.

20.01.2026 22:16 πŸ‘ 17674 πŸ” 4068 πŸ’¬ 286 πŸ“Œ 291
A readerβ€˜s letter in the times which reads as follows: 

Old adversaries
Sir, Your obituary (Jan 19) of Mr Justice Blofeld rightly referred to his fine sense of humour. When he first sat in Winchester a barrister called Richard Bond stood up to open the first case. Mr Justice Blofeld began to stroke the white ermine on the sleeve of his High Court judge's robes as if stroking a cat. He then said with a smile: "We meet at last, Mr Bond."
Sir John Royce Clifton, Bristol

A readerβ€˜s letter in the times which reads as follows: Old adversaries Sir, Your obituary (Jan 19) of Mr Justice Blofeld rightly referred to his fine sense of humour. When he first sat in Winchester a barrister called Richard Bond stood up to open the first case. Mr Justice Blofeld began to stroke the white ermine on the sleeve of his High Court judge's robes as if stroking a cat. He then said with a smile: "We meet at last, Mr Bond." Sir John Royce Clifton, Bristol

This was posted by @mambarlife.bsky.social in the Other Place and it’s too good not to share it.

21.01.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 511 πŸ” 151 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
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Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Benjamin Slyngstad. #NewYorkerCartoons

15.01.2026 00:00 πŸ‘ 259 πŸ” 82 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 5
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Congressman Ted Lieu, a former Air Force veteran, issued a stark warning to U.S. military members, that military action against Greenland without explicit congressional authorization would constitute following illegal orders. He reminded service members they swear an oath to the Constitution, not πŸ€‘β€¦

13.01.2026 20:26 πŸ‘ 9251 πŸ” 2775 πŸ’¬ 221 πŸ“Œ 105
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A video of ICE agents conducting door-to-door searches today in Minneapolis

The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway

They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming

12.01.2026 01:42 πŸ‘ 8315 πŸ” 4585 πŸ’¬ 775 πŸ“Œ 1246
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Videos Show How ICE Vehicle Stops Can Escalate to Shootings A WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July.

WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:

* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon

The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire

www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...

10.01.2026 15:44 πŸ‘ 9442 πŸ” 5172 πŸ’¬ 177 πŸ“Œ 249
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NEW

An initially-secret report for Customs and Border Patrol in 2013 found:

In many vehicle shooting cases, the β€œdriver was attempting to flee from the agents who intentionally put themselves into the exit path of the vehicle, thereby … creating justification for the use of deadly force.”

🧡

11.01.2026 19:17 πŸ‘ 4743 πŸ” 2351 πŸ’¬ 153 πŸ“Œ 190
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Abolish the crazy thugs at ICE.

10.01.2026 01:58 πŸ‘ 18866 πŸ” 7376 πŸ’¬ 765 πŸ“Œ 334
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Frey: "This notion of inflammatory comments -- c'mon guys. I dropped an F bomb, they killed someone. Which one of those is more inflammatory? I'm going with the killing somebody."

09.01.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 34834 πŸ” 8532 πŸ’¬ 1501 πŸ“Œ 655
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Shapiro: J.D. Vance is profoundly and pathetically a weak human being, and he does whatever he thinks his boss wants him to do.

What we need right now is not idiotic gaslighting from the sitting VP

He should be ashamed of himselfβ€”and he’s not. I think that speaks to the weakness of his character.

09.01.2026 22:53 πŸ‘ 13255 πŸ” 3370 πŸ’¬ 402 πŸ“Œ 206
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WATCH: Trump’s goons kick over a Renee Good memorial😳

β€œReally, you f*ckin’ punk? That’s why we’re here… Renee Good is a mother.”

(H/T @covie93.bsky.social )

08.01.2026 14:04 πŸ‘ 1509 πŸ” 663 πŸ’¬ 167 πŸ“Œ 69
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We cannot be more clear. Leave us the fuck alone.

08.01.2026 01:19 πŸ‘ 33716 πŸ” 8695 πŸ’¬ 809 πŸ“Œ 548
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George Washington Audio-Animatronic Malfunctions During New Years Eve Showing of The Hall of Presidents in Magic Kingdom A video posted on TikTok shows the George Washington audio-animatronic malfunctioning during a New Year’s Eve...

Apparently the George Washington animatronic at Disney Hall of Presidents malfunctioned today. Just completely crapped out mid performance. Very I KNOW WRITERS WHO USE SUBTEXT AND THEY’RE ALL COWARDS.

orlandothemeparkzone.com/2026/01/03/g...

04.01.2026 00:09 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Baltimore Mayor: β€œGun violence is a public health issue β€” we’re showing how to reduce violence the right way.”

03.01.2026 03:25 πŸ‘ 3437 πŸ” 810 πŸ’¬ 61 πŸ“Œ 33